清 qīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
清醒
qīngxǐng
awake; clear-headed
Characters in this word
醒 xǐng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 星 star, planet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我现在很清醒。 Wǒ xiànzài hěn qīng xǐng. I am very clear-headed now.
- 他还没清醒。 Tā hái méi qīng xǐng. He is not awake yet.
- 先清醒一下。 Xiān qīng xǐng yí xià. Wake up a little first.